OpenCart 1.5.x. How to manage layouts

1. Login to your OpenCart admin panel. In your browser address bar type http://yourdomain.com/admin. If you have installed your Opencart under a subfolder “store” for an example the above URL will change to http://yourdomain.com/store/admin

Login using your username and password.

2. Navigate to System > Design > Layouts



3. Here one can see the list of available Layouts in the theme.
4. Click Edit link to edit the layout



5. Here you can change the Name of the layout and change Route for the layout.



6. Layouts are located under /catalog/view/theme/themeXXX/template folder. Where XXX is the number of your theme.
7. To add a new layout you should upload it to /catalog/view/theme/themeXXX/template folder.
8. Navigate to System > Design > Layouts in OpenCart admin panel.
9. Click Insert button.



10. Define Layout name
11. Click Add Route button to add a route to the layout file.



12. Lets say that we have uploaded the layout to /catalog/view/theme/themeXXX/template/test folder. We should type test to Route field.
13. Click Save button to save the changes.

Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:

OpenCart. How to manage layouts